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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

The Italian commitment to health care in Somalia



The Italian involvement in Somalia is strong, particularly in the health sector: on the occasion of World Health Day ', and' an event was organized in Nairobi to present the documentary filmed by RAI correspondent in Mogadishu, Enzo Nucci and exhibition artist Massimo Grimaldi, with photographs taken at the children's hospital 'Mohamed Aden Sheikh' Children Teaching Hospital (Mas Cth) of Hargheisa, the capital of Somaliland. This structure, a center of excellence for the entire country only in 2013 that guaranteed health care to 15 thousand children, and 'was made with a co-funded by the Italian Cooperation of 500 thousand euro.

Just the Italian Cooperation is funding 18 initiatives in Somalia, with a total value of almost € 15 million. To these, went on to add almost € 11.8 million as a result of Novation Agreement signed between the Italian government and the authorities 'federal Somalia, thanks to which' was possible to bring forward the construction of two additional programs, one as part of the infrastructure and the other in health care.

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